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LOT 1258
Bactrian Copper Stamp Seal of a Bird
LATE 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (216 grams total, 17.8 cm including frame).
Aviform seal with segmented body and wings, reserved pellet eye; mounted in a modern wooden frame with fabric backing, signed 'K.Tubby' bottom right.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Luristan Bronze Pin with Petals
13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Trefoil head of a dress pin with large dished roundel at the top and two smaller ones to the sides. 27 grams, 13.3 cm
From a collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Beaded and Gold Pendant
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Wire dangle with beaded collars and biconvex and other glass beads. 0.96 grams, 21 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Temple Brick Section of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon
Circa 604-562 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
A rectangular section with fourteen columns of cuneiform text mentioning the foundation of a temple by Nebuchadnezzar II, translating as 'King of Babylon provisioner of Esagil and Ezida prime son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon and Ebabbara, the temple of Shamash in Larsa..[...]'; mounted in a custom-made velvet lined display frame. 1.5 kg, 31 x 41.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections, mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12340-214698.
The construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to Nebuchadnezzar II. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.
